Shalishuka
Mauryan emperor from 215 to 202 BCE
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shalishuka (IAST: Śāliśuka) Maurya was the 6th Emperor of the Indian Maurya dynasty.[2] He ruled from 215–202 BCE. He was the successor and son of Samprati Maurya.[3] While the Yuga Purana section of the Gargi Samhita mentions him as a quarrelsome, unrighteous ruler, he is also noted as being of "righteous words"[4]
- In that beautiful Puṣpapura (flower city), occupied by fewer than a hundred kings, there will be Śāliśūka, born for the destruction of the truth, the offspring of karma (fate).
- That king, the offspring of karma, cheerful-minded [yet] fond of conflict, [will be] an oppressor of his own kingdom, of righteous speech but unrighteous conduct;
— Yuga Purana[5]
Reignc. 215 – c. 202 BCE
PredecessorSamprati
SuccessorDevavarman
BornUnknown
Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India)
Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India)
| Shalishuka शालिशुक | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Emperor of Magadha | |
| Reign | c. 215 – c. 202 BCE |
| Predecessor | Samprati |
| Successor | Devavarman |
| Born | Unknown Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India) |
| Died | c. 202 BCE Pataliputra, Maurya Empire(Present day Bihar, India) |
| Dynasty | Maurya |
| Father | Samprati |
Succession
According to the Puranas he was succeeded by Devavarman.[6]
